When regulatory systems for medical products in low-and middle-income countries work, people live but when…
Month: October 2012
Genetic marker for placebo response identified in IBS patients
Researchers have identified the first genetic differences to explain why placebos help some patients —…
Limitations to the ‘revolutionary’ findings of online studies
‘Direct to consumer’ research, using data obtained through increasingly popular online communities, has methodological limitations…
Personalized feedback makes healthcare workers twice as likely to clean their hands
A major three-year trial has shown that giving one-to-one feedback to healthcare workers makes them…
Math professor calls Detroit Tigers a favorite to win World Series
Since the Major League Baseball Division Series and League Championship Series have determined which teams…
Medical recommendations should go beyond race, scholar says
Medical organizations that make race-based recommendations are misleading some patients about health risks while reinforcing…
Leaner Navy looking at future technology, fleet size and sequestration
Adm. Mark Ferguson, vice chief of naval operations, headlined the opening of the ONR (Office…
Helping North America’s marine protected areas adapt to a changing climate
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation has published Scientific Guidelines for Designing Resilient Marine Protected Area…
Local wildlife is important in human diets in central Africa, experts say
Animals like antelope, frogs and rodents may be tricky to catch, but they provide protein…
Men with certain cardiovascular risk factors may be at increased risk of peripheral artery disease
Among nearly 45,000 men who were followed up for more than two decades, those with…